The Small King Ornaments are about 4 inches tall. The Small King Ornaments are wearing a gold crown with blue jewels and red glitter cap, red glitter jacket with black and gold decorations, green trousers with gold cuffs and black boots. The Small King has a gold scepter attached to his right side. Select this link to view our Nutcracker Ornaments.
King.
A king is a male monarch, or a head of state, which may or may not exercise monarchal powers over a territory, usually called a kingdom or a realm. A king is the second highest noble title, surpassed only by emperor. A king often wears a type of symbolic headgear known as a crown. A female monarch is a queen regent. The term "queen" may refer to one ruling in her own right, or the wife of the king. The husband of a queen regent is a prince consort.
Scepters.
A rod or staff has long represented authority. Among the early Greeks the sceptre was a long staff used by respected elders and came to be used by judges, military leaders, priests and others in authority. It is represented on painted vases as a long staff tipped with a metal ornament. Select this link to view our Regal King.
Among the Etruscans sceptres of great magnificence were used by kings and upper orders of the priesthood and many representations of such sceptres occur on the walls of the painted tombs of Etruria. The British Museum, the Vatican and the Louvre possess Etruscan sceptres of gold and elaborately ornamented. Select this link to view our Short Chubby King.
The Roman sceptre probably derived from the Etruscan. Under the Republic an ivory sceptre was a mark of consular rank. It was also used by victorious generals who received the title of imperator. Under the empire the sceptrum Augusti was specially used by the emperors and was often of ivory, tipped with a golden eagle. Select this link to view our Nutcracker King with a Sword.
With the advent of Christianity the sceptre was often tipped with a cross instead of with an eagle, but during the Middle Ages the finials on the top of the sceptre varied considerably. Select this link to view our Unique Nutcracker King.
In England from a very early period two sceptres have been concurrently used and from the time of Richard I they have been distinguished as being tipped with a cross and a dove respectively. In France the royal sceptre was tipped with a fleur de lis and the other, known as the main de justice, had an open hand of benediction on the top. Select this link to view our Majestic King.